Embracing a frugal mid life in the country.

misspickle_2

43 in a few weeks :T

I have a lot of changes to make.

£10,000 of debt to clear

A new career to find

No more stinky wine its the devil.

I need to get my fitness back too :cool: and lose this spare tyre :j

Day one of a long journey :hello:

misspickle_2

My very own shiny new diary its quite exciting.

List for today.

Recover from weekend hangover
Start new book. Jenny Colgan "Summer at little beach street bakery"
Walk the dog the long way round the park, no short cuts
Do ten mins of yoga. Actually do it instead of just thinking about it :cool:
Organise a budget plan.
Change beds.
Clear owt one kitchen drawer, as in clear owt, not just take everything owt and then put it all back
Catch up on Downtown Abbey as reward for clearing owt kitchen drawer :T

wishus

Happy new diary misspickle!

fuzzyduck22

misspickle wrote: »

My very own shiny new diary its quite exciting.

List for today.

Recover from weekend hangover
Start new book. Jenny Colgan "Summer at little beach street bakery"
Walk the dog the long way round the park, no short cuts
Do ten mins of yoga. Actually do it instead of just thinking about it :cool:
Organise a budget plan.
Change beds.
Clear owt one kitchen drawer, as in clear owt, not just take everything owt and then put it all back
Catch up on Downtown Abbey as reward for clearing owt kitchen drawer :T

Nice to meet you :beer:
I thought that was how you cleaned out a drawer :rotfl:

misspickle_2

Oh thank you wishus and fuzzy I'm glad there are other peeps out there coz it means I won't cheat see
I'm aiming for half the cupboard to reach the bin fuzzy :rotfl: all the pens that don't work and broken bits and bobs.
I love all the diaries on here, they seem to really focus people so I thought I'd give it a whirl

The only thing I've ticked off my list so far is catching up on Downtown Abbey
I'm gonna get cracking now though and change the beds.
I do have a nice beef casserole slowly cooking away in the oven though smells yummy.
The dog has had a good play in the garden so we are gonna have our walkies after I've done the beds and laundry. Then she will have another walk before bedtime. I love our evening walk coz its all dark and quiet and not many peeps about. I like to cut through the park, its all lit up with soft lighting coz you get the glow from the leisure centre over the grassy area and you can hear the river rushing along at night, then we walk back through the town and have a nosey at all the shops. I like nosing into peeps front rooms when its night time as well, to see what they are watching on telly and what their sofas and decor is like :rotfl:

misspickle_2

My goodness its windy miller out there today :eek: me and the dog looked like we'd been dragged through a hedge after our walk. I did the long walk, despite the weather, I was very good There is a footpath that follows the river right round the perimeter of the park and sports field and farmland. The farmer has put the cows into the footpath field and I didn't realise til I was half way through it they were very good though and just stood watching us.

I'm in Devon, we've been here for 2 and a half years now and I love it.

I changed the beds :j all done. Nothing beats climbing into fresh bedding that is dog hair free :T this will last all of ten minutes though coz my dog loves her bedtime and morning huggles.

My teen dd came shopping with me after school. I'm normally a lidl girl but we did co op today.
Spend of £36.25 but that is all dds after school snacks, the washing liquid and softener, milk for the week, breakfast cereals for several weeks, jams and spreads which last a while, stuff for the bathroom. I will just have to do a small top up at lidl for a few bits later on in the week. I already have my meat and veg for the week which I got at the weekend

I'm gonna curl up with my new book now. I got it from the library so its free :j

Bobarella

Nice to read your diary Miss pickle. Devon is lovely, good luck shifting the £10,000 you can do it!

Bob

misspickle_2

Bobarella wrote: »

Nice to read your diary Miss pickle. Devon is lovely, good luck shifting the £10,000 you can do it!

Bob

Thank you Bob I've been reading all the other diaries and there are some great ideas. Its quite addictive when you get going!
I'm seeing it as a real challenge now. :j

misspickle_2

Good morning diary I am up bright and early after a good sleep and raring to go. I'm on my first cuppa. Think I might do a few stretches in a minute, I'm feeling a bit stiff and creaky this morning

I've got hundreds of coppers to count up today. I've got 3 lots lying about in a tin and a few carrier bags. I'm gonna count the lot this morning and take it to the bank. I've already got the see through money bags to pop them in so I don't know why I didn't do it months ago :doh:

Then I'm gonna clear out the rest of my kitchen cupboards.

I've got some stuff to sell, so I will do some Facebook and ebay adverts today.

Will be back later with a progress report

misspickle_2

2nd cuppa I have already saved myself £2.50 this week by not getting any bacon. I had got into the habit of having a bacon sarnie for breakfast so this morning I just had toast :j which means a few extra pound in my purse and a few less pounds on my hips :rotfl:
Still feeling a bit peckish though :think: might have to go back down and get a bowl of cornflakes

Moominmama76

Just wanted to de lurk and say hi 🎅🎅🎅🎅 love ur sparkly new diary contemplating trying to do one myself but not yet got the courage lol xx